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Art.20 |
ARTICLE 20. REVIEW MEETINGS |
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Art.20.0x |
The Contracting Parties shall hold meetings (hereinafter referred to as |
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Art.20.1 |
1. "review meetings") for the purpose of reviewing the reports submitted pursuant to Article 5 in accordance with the procedures adopted under Article 22. |
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Art.20.2 |
2. Subject to the provisions of Article 24 sub-groups comprised of representatives of Contracting Parties may be established and may function during the review meetings as deemed necessary for the purpose of reviewing specific subjects contained in the reports. |
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Art.20.3 |
3. Each Contracting Party shall have a reasonable opportunity to discuss the reports submitted by other Contracting Parties and to seek clarification of such reports. |
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Art.21 |
ARTICLE 21. TIMETABLE |
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Art.21.1 |
1. A preparatory meeting of the Contracting Parties shall be held not later than six months after the date of entry into force of this Convention. |
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Art.21.2 |
2. At this preparatory meeting, the Contracting Parties shall determine the date for the first review meeting. This review meeting shall be held as soon as possible, but not later than thirty months after the date of entry into force of this Convention. |
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Art.21.3 |
3. At each review meeting, the Contracting Parties shall determine the date for the next such meeting. The interval between review meetings shall not exceed three years. |
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Art.22 |
ARTICLE 22. PROCEDURAL ARRANGEMENTS |
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Art.22.1 |
1. At the preparatory meeting held pursuant to Article 21 the Contracting Parties shall prepare and adopt by consensus Rules of Procedure and Financial Rules. |
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Art.22.ax |
The Contracting Parties shall establish in particular and in accordance with the Rules of Procedure: |
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Art.22.ax.i |
i. guidelines regarding the form and structure of the reports to be submitted pursuant to Article 5; |
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Art.22.ax.ii |
ii. a date for the submission of such reports; |
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Art.22.ax.iii |
iii. the process for reviewing such reports. |
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Art.22.2 |
2. At review meetings the Contracting Parties may, if necessary, review the arrangements established pursuant to sub-paragraphs (i)-(iii) above, and adopt revisions by consensus unless otherwise provided for in the Rules of Procedure. They may also amend the Rules of Procedure and the Financial Rules, by consensus. |
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Art.28 |
ARTICLE 28. SECRETARIAT |
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Art.28.1 |
1. The International Atomic Energy Agency, (hereinafter referred to as the "Agency") shall provide the secretariat for the meetings of the Contracting Parties. |
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Art.28.2 |
2. The secretariat shall: |
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Art.28.2.i |
i. convene, prepare and service the meetings of the Contracting Parties; |
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Art.28.2.ii |
ii. transmit to the Contracting Parties information received or prepared in accordance with the provisions of this Convention. |
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Art.28.2.iiix |
The costs incurred by the Agency in carrying out the functions referred to in sub-paragraphs i) and (ii) above shall be borne by the Agency as part of its regular budget. |
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Art.28.3 |
3. The Contracting Parties may, by consensus, request the Agency to provide other services in support of meetings of the Contracting Parties. The Agency may provide such services if they can be undertaken within its programme and regular budget. Should this not be possible, the Agency may provide such services if voluntary funding is provided from another source. |
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Sect.4 |
CHAPTER 4. FINAL CLAUSES AND OTHER PROVISIONS |
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Art.29 |
ARTICLE 29. RESOLUTION OF DISAGREEMENTS |
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Art.29.1x |
In the event of a disagreement between two or more Contracting Parties concerning the interpretation or application of this Convention, the Contracting Parties shall consult within the framework of a meeting of the Contracting Parties with a view to resolving the disagreement. |
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Art.32 |
ARTICLE 32. AMENDMENTS TO THE CONVENTION |
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Art.32.1 |
1. Any Contracting party may propose an amendment to this Convention. Proposed amendments shall be considered at a review meeting or an extraordinary meeting. |
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Art.32.2 |
2. The text of any proposed amendment and the reasons for it shall be provided to the Depositary who shall communicate the proposal to the Contracting Parties promptly and at least ninety days before the meeting for which it is submitted for consideration. Any comments received on such a proposal shall be circulated by the Depositary to the Contracting Parties. |
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Art.32.3 |
3. The Contracting Parties shall decide after consideration of the proposed amendment whether to adopt it by consensus, or, in the absence of consensus, to submit it to a Diplomatic Conference. A decision to submit a proposed amendment to a Diplomatic Conference shall require a two-thirds majority vote of the Contracting parties present and voting at the meeting, provided that at least one half of the Contracting Parties are present at the time of voting. Abstentions shall be considered as voting. |
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Art.32.4 |
4.. The Diplomatic Conference to consider and adopt amendments to this Convention shall be convened by the Depositary and held no later than one year after the appropriate decision taken in accordance with paragraph 3 of this Article. The Diplomatic Conference shall make every effort to ensure amendments are adopted by consensus. Should this not be possible, amendments shall be adopted with a two-thirds majority of all Contracting Parties. |
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Art.32.5 |
5. Amendments to this Convention adopted pursuant to paragraphs 3 and 4 above shall be subject to ratification, acceptance, approval, or confirmation by the Contracting Parties and shall enter into force for those Contracting Parties which have ratified, accepted, approved or confirmed them on the ninetieth day after the receipt by the Depositary of the relevant instruments by at least three fourths of the Contracting Parties. For a Contracting Party which subsequently ratifies, accepts, approves or confirms the said amendments, the amendments will enter into force on the ninetieth day after that Contracting Party has deposited its relevant instrument. |
